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do a handstand, but
I ___________
now.
3. My late grandfather
father
say
I
4.
few
words
of
Spanish.
having
Roger
dinner
party
next
Saturday,
but
come.
swim. He was
all.
7.
There
are
so
many
different
ice
creams
to
choose
from.
8. I
Now I
1. ___ you hear the fireworks from your house last night?
_
Can't
Could
_
Can
2. Do you think you ___ write that report by Tuesday? I know youre very busy.
_
will be able to
_
couldn't
3. I ___ touch my toes. See!
_
will be able to
could
_
can
4. I ___ spend another moment in that restaurant. It was too noisy.
_
can't
couldn't
_
have been able to
5. I ___ never seem to get the temperature right.
_
can
to be able to
_
can't
6. ___ play professional tennis, you must be extremely fit.
_
To be able to
_
Couldnt
7. ___ you play an instrument?
Couldn't
Can
Able to
8. I'm afraid I ___ attend the meeting, Im on business in Japan.
_
wont be able to
can
_
will be able to
9. ___ you have brought it to me at work?
_
Cannot
Couldn't
Will be able to
10. They ___ save the men from the sinking ship.
_
was able to
were able to
could to
Open the window! - Could you open the window, please? (polite)
Buy me a cup of coffee! - Could you buy me a map, please? (polite)
Could: Form polite questions.
1.
show me photos _________________________________________________________________
2.
give me the exercise book _____________________________________________________________
3.
help mum _____________________________________________________________
4.
open the window _____________________________________________________________
5.
buy me a map _____________________________________________________________
Exercise : Comma
Add commas as needed in the sentences below. If the sentence is correct as it is, write C on the
line and refer to the appropriate rule in parentheses after the sentence.
_____ He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.
_____ Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.
_____ Madame de Stael was an attractive gracious lady.
_____ Nice is a word with many meanings and some of them are contradictory.
_____ The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done
properly.
_____ Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small
cages.
_____ Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.
_____ The closet contained worn clothes old shoes and dirty hats.
_____ The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit.
_____ After surviving this ordeal the trapper felt relieved.
_____ Mark Twain's early novels I believe stand the test of time.
_____ December 7 1941 will never be forgotten.
_____ The field was safe enough wasn't it?
_____ Write the editor of the Atlantic 8 Arlington Street Boston Massachusetts 02116.
_____ He replied "I have no idea what you mean."
_____ After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog.
_____ Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity some
people refuse to go to the zoo.
_____ Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject
of baldness.
_____ Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.
_____ As a celestial goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the
alternating seasons.
_____ I hope that someday he will learn how to be polite.